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Sir Garry Sobers obituary

Peerless West Indies cricketer who excelled at all aspects of the game

The Guardian - UK

A helter-skelter ride: brilliant, charismatic Stokes is one of England’s best captains ever

Despite disappointments we remain indebted to an all-round talent for transforming the way in which Test cricket is played

The Guardian - UK

Ben Stokes was England’s flawed champion – and he’s irreplaceable

Stokes became a specialist in the impossible and his ability to shock lasted until the very end – with his mid-Test retirement announcement

The Independent UK

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Ben Stokes poised for swift England return in third Test against New Zealand

Stokes was left out of the second Test against New Zealand after a curfew breach

The Independent UK

Evgeny Lebedev and Ian Botham have lowest Lords attendance, records show

Figures seen by the Guardian show the two peers each attended just 1.12% of sessions in past four years

The Guardian - UK

Five big Boxing Day Ashes Tests: Botham, Pietersen and Warne

Opening salvos before a huge MCG crowd are often among the most memorable meetings between Australia and England – here are five crackers

The Guardian - UK

England have Gabba hope amidst historical horror

England's last three Ashes series triumphs in Australia followed iconic displays at the Gabba but overall their Test record in Brisbane is poor.

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Ian Botham sets Ashes challenge for Ben Stokes and Joe Root after ‘horrendous’ loss

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The Independent UK

Ian Botham lambasts England’s ‘absolute nonsense’ Ashes preparation: ‘Nets are for fishing’

Botham has once again hit out at England’s lack of a proper warm-up match after a harrowing first Test defeat in Perth, with their focus on net practice instead

The Independent UK

Does Travis Head’s knock deserve to be among the greatest Ashes innings?

The Australian did not make the Guardian’s recent list of the top 100 Ashes players, but his heroics in Perth sit comfortably alongside the series’ best individual innings of all time

The Guardian - AU

Numbers crunched: how the votes were cast in the Guardian’s men’s Ashes top 100

Australians dominate at the very top of our list but the overall numbers are split evenly and England lead the way for all-rounders

The Guardian - UK

Australia’s ‘old blokes’ rally together for the Ashes chasing one last demolition of England

Australia’s Ashes squad contains only one player – Cameron Green – younger than 30 years old but that does not mean this battle-hardened Test team are over the hill just yet

The Independent UK

Trescothick defends England’s Ashes buildup and shrugs off hypocrisy jibes

Marcus Trescothick has defended England’s Ashes preparations after Ian Botham joined a chorus of criticism from former players over the decision to schedule just a single warmup game

The Guardian - UK

Ian Botham adds to criticism of England’s Ashes build-up: ‘It’s not the way I would prepare’

England will only play the England Lions in a three-day warm-up before the start of the Ashes

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Ian Botham fires new salvo at England’s lack of Ashes preparations

Ian Botham has launched a fresh broadside at the decision by England to arrange just a single intra-squad match before the start of the Ashes

AAP

Australia great calls for specialist opener in Ashes

Cricket legend Greg Chappell has urged Australian selectors to pick Jake Weatherald as a specialist opener, instead using Marnus Labuschagne at No.3.

The Guardian - UK

Botham’s beef over not enough cricket is latest broadside in ever-earlier Ashes silly season

Lord Beefy has ruffled feathers with his comments on England’s schedule and he has a point – just not the one he thinks he’s making

The Independent UK

England’s Ashes preparation borders on arrogance – Lord Ian Botham

The former England all-rounder is worried Ben Stokes’ side will be underprepared for the first Test in Perth due to the lack of warm-up matches.

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The Guardian - UK

‘I’ll bat anywhere for England’: in-form Jordan Cox confident of making the step up

The Essex wicketkeeper-batter, currently dazzling in the Hundred, has the self-belief he can put past setbacks behind him

The Guardian - UK

Rehan Ahmed’s technicolour technique deserves a show on Ashes stage

The Leicestershire all-rounder is back on form and would be an exciting addition to England’s squad this winter, said his coach at Leicestershire

The Guardian - UK

Sheepishness may follow sour grapes in handshakes row as England near end of brutal series

Ben Stokes and his team got it wrong on graceless end to final day that showed their vulnerability and India’s unity

The Guardian - UK

Resurgent Ben Stokes finds just reward in risking fitness for sweet England century

Captain’s 141 runs matched his impressive return to form with the ball as he showed he is far more than a coach in whites

The Independent UK

The Ben Stokes first that restores England captain among the greats

The 34-year-old has survived a fallow period to re-emerge as brilliant as in his prime

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‘Viv Richards was my favourite cricketer, together with Ian Botham. During the coronavirus period I thought about trying to train with the Italian national team’ Christian Vieri on his love for cricket

The legendary Italian forward wasn't just handy with a football when he was growing up

The Independent UK

Headingley hits: A look at England’s thrilling Test tussles in Yorkshire

England produced another memorable Test victory at the Leeds venue.

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